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UFC welterweight Kevin Holland is known for his loud mouth inside of the octagon but leads a private life with his wife Charlese away from the cage.
By Rory Robinson,Matthew Abbott
Kevin Holland and his wife Charlese (Image: YouTube)
Kevin Holland is moving back up to middleweight to face Michal Oleksiejczuk on the main card of UFC 302 in New Jersey. The California native has a reported net worth of $1 million and is known for his trademark loud mouth inside the cage, but he quietly married his wife, Charlese Holland, in 2019.
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Charlese is a fashion model and social media influencer with an Instagram following of over 25,000. Her portfolio includes features in print and digital platforms for the clothing brand Mega Millionaire. She is also popular among emerging photographers, helping them showcase their work.
Holland's spouse is also a hairstylist. She worked at Voila Salon and Spa in 2015 and now owns All Ways Beautiful, a hair salon in Lake Worth, Texas.
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Holland lost his last fight against Michael Page (Image: Getty Images)
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Charlese shared their wedding on YouTube, aiming to strengthen their connection with the MMA community. The couple privately married just 26 days before Kevin secured a split-decision victory against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN 2. During the video, Kevin delivers a heartfelt speech expressing the significance of her presence in his life and her impact on his fighting career.
"I gotta love, respect, and cherish you. To make sure I blaze every trail in life with you by my side. I promise to love you whether your hair is blonde, red, or blue. I vow to continually grow with you and to travel the road with you by my side," said Holland.
"I've never had jitters to express my love for you or it to have you by my side," he continued. "Because who wouldn't want to be a king with the queen as loving, beautiful, and kind who makes peanut butter everything?"
Holland has kept his marriage private from media (Image: Getty Images)
Outside of their wedding video, the Hollands have chosen to lead a private lifestyle. Kevin has refrained from sharing personal details about their relationship during interviews and does not post photos of her on social media.
Charlese's Instagram account consists of 236 posts, with only two featuring Holland. However, these posts don't depict him in photographs but showcase fan-painted artworks, highlighting the couple's commitment to privacy.
Holland holds a professional MMA record of 25 wins and 11 losses. After back-to-back decision defeats to Jack Della Maddalena and Michael Page, he aims to regain momentum with a victory against Oleksiejczuk.
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The "Trailblazer" has exhibited inconsistencies in recent performances, securing victory in just two out of his last six fights. Notably, the longest winning streak of Holland's career, totaling five wins, took place in the year following his marriage.
That came while Holland was still campaigning at middleweight, but he changed divisions after two straight decision defeats to Derek Brunson and Marvin Vettori and a bout scored a no-contest with Kyle Daukaus because of an accidental clash of heads.
Holland had a 4-4 record at welterweight, where he started his pro career which predated his signing with the UFC, but is hoping for better success at middleweight.
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